AP Psychology Unit 7 Key Concepts (Cognition)

AP Psychology Unit 7 Key Concepts (Cognition) memory learning that has persisted over time encoding getting info into the brain storage retaining information retrieval getting info back out connectionism memories are products of interconnected neural pathways Richard Atkinson and Richard Shriffrin studied the different kinds of memory and explicit memory sensory memory immediate and brief recording of sensory information short term memory activated memory that holds a few items briefly long term memory relatively permanent, limitless memory that includes knowledge, skills, and experiences working memory conscious short term memory that processes information by linking it to previously stored information linked to long term memory explicit memory memory of facts and experiences that can be declared effortful processing encoding that requires attention and conscious effort implicit memories non-declarative